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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 2, 2020

VOL. 271 NO. 40 March 02, 2020
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Programs

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Webb Telescope Testing Enters Homestretch

Feb 28, 2020
NASA says it is still “pressing” toward launching the James Webb Space Telescope on schedule in late March 2021.
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Armed Overwatch Buyer Clarifies Unique Mission

Feb 28, 2020
U.S. Special Operations Command has proposed to revive a former U.S. Air Force requirement for a light attack aircraft fleet in the fiscal 2021 budget request, but that does not mean a traditional fighter is on the shopping list, the chief of Air Force Special Operations Command said Feb. 28. 
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Signing F-35 PBL Contract By Fiscal ’21 ‘Challenge,’ Lockheed Says

Feb 28, 2020
Signing a five-year performance-based logistics contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by the start of fiscal 2021 is going to be a “challenge,” a Lockheed Martin executive says.
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Roper: KC-46 Is Trending In Right Direction

Feb 28, 2020
Despite ongoing problems with the Boeing KC-46, the U.S. Air Force is likely to continue to purchase the flawed aircraft at a rate of 15 per year, the service’s acquisition chief says.
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USAF Acquisition Chief Explains HCSW Termination

Feb 28, 2020
The U.S. Air Force terminated one of two hypersonic missile prototypes a year before a planned decision point to divert funding for other priorities and preserve funding for the more advanced high-speed missile, the top acquisition official said Feb. 28.
T-7A Red Hawk
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Boeing Eyes T-7A EMD Production

Feb 29, 2020
As Boeing begins to manufacture T-7A Red Hawk engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) aircraft for Air Force testing, the company still is using its two production-representative jets to collect data.
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Fire Damages Prototype Lilium eVTOL

Feb 28, 2020
The first prototype of Lilium’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft has been damaged in a fire, the latest in a spate of incidents impacting electric aircraft technology developers.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Feb 29, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Dante Advances Concept Design For Electric Commuter

Feb 29, 2020
Spanish startup Dante Aeronautical has conducted wind tunnel testing of configuration options for its planned 19-seat hybrid-electric commuter…

Technology

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Small Bombs, Jet-Powered Decoys To Demo Semi-Autonomy

Feb 28, 2020
Small Diameter Bombs and Miniature Air-Launched Decoys will demonstrate a new semi-autonomous weapon technology later this year, an Air Force Research Laboratory official says.
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RAF To Test Digital ATC Technology In Scotland

Feb 28, 2020
The British Royal Air Force is to test Saab’s digital air traffic control technology at a Scottish airbase.
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Musk Tells USAF Fighter Era Is Over

Feb 28, 2020
“The really dangerous future” is autonomous drone warfare, SpaceX Founder Elon Musk said Feb. 28 during the annual Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando.

Funding & Policy

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UK Facing AEW Capability Gap, Auditors Say

Feb 27, 2020
The UK will face a gap of at least nine months in its airborne early warning capability after deciding to retire its Boeing E-3 Sentry fleet by December 2022.

Business

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Relativity Space Joins Growing Long Beach Launcher Cluster

Feb 28, 2020
Additively manufactured launch vehicle specialist Relativity Space has announced plans to establish a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California, where it will produce the Terran 1 3D-printed rocket.
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Logistics, Airline Companies Invest In Volocopter Air Taxi

Feb 21, 2020
A logistics division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and a venture fund established by Japan Airlines have joined Volocopter’s Series C funding round.

Calendar

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